Stephen King Wants a 'Dark Tower' Movie Already

Can you blame him? The story will be a long-running cash cow for post-apocalyptic action fans.

In a recent interview with Deadline.com, Stephen King expressed confusion when asked which of his books he’d like to see adapted into films. The author, rightfully, couldn’t think of a reason why audiences hadn’t seen a Cell movie yet, and he called his The Dark Tower series “gold on the ground waiting to be picked up.”

To me, the color of the gunslinger doesn't matter. What I care about is how fast he can draw...and that he takes care of the ka-tet.

“The other thing is, it seems to me, that the studios have shown some extremely bad judgment in picking things for tent poles that are outside that particular narrow field, and I think, I think that it’s timidity to a degree, because they don’t want to make the big, big gamble on something that’s unproved.”